Mindy Kaling's Commencement Address at Dartmouth
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John Lee Dumas
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🗓️ 29 May 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Mindy Kaling's Darmouth Commencement Address, 2018.
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| 1:10.7 | Good morning to the class of 2018 the faculty the parents the grandparents fellow honorees |
| 1:17.2 | and the paid laffers I've scattered throughout the audience. It is an honor to join you this |
| 1:22.4 | morning for this special occasion. It is an honor to speak to you today from behind |
| 1:27.4 | this gigantic tree stump like some sort of female Lorax with an advanced degree. That's |
| 1:33.9 | right you guys. I'm hitting Dr. Seuss hard and early in this speech because Dartmouth |
| 1:39.2 | grads have a privilege unique among all of the Ivy League. We will be forced to be |
| 1:44.4 | mini experts on Dr. Seuss for our entire lives. On my deathbed I'll be saying if you |
| 1:50.3 | know that his real name was Theodore Geisel did you know that he was the editor of the |
| 1:55.5 | Dartmouth Jack O'Lantern and yes while no US presidents have gone to Dartmouth we can |
| 2:00.7 | at least lay claim for the wonderful Dr. Seuss. Another notable alumnus is Sam and Pete |
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